Minute books, account books, records of dues, records of relief, photographs, program for anniversary dinners, Constitution of the St. Andrew’s Society, and Resolutions.

Charles Argow Schade, a prominent Albany architect during the mid-20th Century, was born in Albany in 1910 to Catherine and William C. Schade, who was also an architect. Particularly known for his work on churches around Albany, he designed the Christian Education Building of the First Congregational Church of Albany in 1960, as well as the Freihofer Baking Plant addition in 1963. His father, William, was also a well-known designer of religious and residential properties. Two of his works were the Slingerlands United Methodist Church in 1871, and the St. Casimir’s Church Complex in Albany in 1896.

Robert J. Shillinglaw was a public relations officer for the New York State Public Service Commission for approximately twenty years until his retirement in 1971. The Shillinglaw Photograph Collection primarily contains photographs made in and near Albany.

The collection includes Civil War letters associated with Oliver and John White; the W.H. Frazier Paper Company, Second Ave., Albany; the Stahler Funeral Home 1930, at different locations including Delaware and Hulburt Streets, Albany; Christopher Stahler Variety Bakery, 220 Lark Street.

The Ten Eyck/Bronk Family Papers contain the records of the descendants of Jacob C. Ten Eyck (1705-1793), and primarily contain documents relating to family property and financial concerns.

Collection of correspondence, financial and legal documents, clippings, exhibition catalogs, poems related to Thomas Cole and family.

Thomas Worth Olcott (1795-1880) was born in Hudson, Columbia County, New York, to Josiah and Carolina Worth Olcott. Olcott eventually became president of the Mechanics and Farmer Bank in Albany, New York, and served on the boards of the Albany Law School and the Dudley Observatory, among others. This collection contains estate records, correspondence, newspaper clippings, bills, account books, photographs, scrapbooks, and genealogical information.

The collection contains minutes from organization meetings, newspaper clippings, show announcements, call for art posters, prints, photographs, both business related and personal correspondence including thank you notes and holiday greeting cards, newsletters from the organization, archive draft ideas, ledgers, ballots, material regarding the annual “Art on Lark” and “1st Friday” festivals, and fundraiser advertisements in various forms including posters and post cards. Also included are various business documents in relation to the Albany Institute including Deed of Gift paperwork, Bylaws, and Application for Tax Exemption.

This collection contains 22 photographs and 1 newspaper clipping of the Virgilio Family, a local ethnic Italian family in Albany, New York. It centers mainly on George and John Virgilio and their tailor and laundry business.

Walter Launt Palmer (1854-1932) was born in Albany, New York, and became a prominent landscape painter. This collection includes diaries, correspondence, personal papers, studio books, and photographs.